the defense budget is at about $800 billion a year. commitment totes' a military budget is greater than the military budgets of the next 10 highest military spending nations combined. those 10 nations together spent about $450 billion th. here is the trick. our money is heavily invested in sophisticated military hardware. very sophisticated pieces of equipment which, truthfully, impact our domestic economy. the truth of the latter is the discussion of our budget, having put many budgets together, is not a discussion just about money. it is a discussion about priorities and balance. when you talk about where the deal is to be made, the sequester includes deep cuts in the military. many on the right and many in communities where there are large military contractors that employ a lot of people will bargain to avoid those military cuts. what we have to say as a nation is, it is important that we prioritize education, infrastructure right along side of trying to have security from having a strong military. we have to realize that we have to